Three ways in
A spreadsheet or CSV file
If your class or textbook gives you a word list, it is probably already a table. Save it as a CSV or Excel file with two columns and import it from the Files app:
| Vocabulary | Translation |
|---|---|
| mesa | table |
| cuaderno | notebook |
| aprender | to learn |
A Google Sheets link
Keep the list in Google Sheets, share it as anyone with the link can view and paste the link in the app. Add rows later and import again: words you already have are skipped.
A photo
Point the camera at handwritten notes, a page of a textbook or the room around you, and the app picks out the words. You review the list before anything is added, so nothing you did not want ends up on your Lock Screen.
Then you stop studying it
Imported words go into the same rotation as everything else: they appear in your Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets and on your Apple Watch face, and spaced repetition brings the hard ones back more often. A list you would have read twice before the test becomes a list you see every day.
Importing is part of Premium, and so is typing words in one at a time. Without Premium, the app teaches from its own themed packs, from A1 to C2.
Questions
What file format does the import need?
Two columns: the word in the language you are learning, and its translation. CSV and Excel files work, and so does a Google Sheets link shared as "anyone with the link can view".
Can it read handwritten notes?
Yes. Take a photo of your notes, a page of a textbook or anything around you, and the app extracts the words for you to review before they are added.
What happens to duplicates?
Words already in your list are skipped, so you can re-import an updated file without doubling anything.
Is importing free?
Importing your own words is part of Premium. Without it, you learn from the themed word packs included in the app.
